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The world’s most beautiful classroom

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/302-the-worlds-most-beautiful-classroom

7 Jun 2017: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Masters of Business Administration
Menzies Institute secures NHMRC funding in important research areas

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/430-menzies-institute-secures-nhmrc-funding-in-important-research-areas

13 Oct 2017: The Menzies Institute for Medical Research has received close to $650,000 in research funding, as part of the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants. A fellowship grant of $318,768, was awarded each to Dr Kimberley Pitman
Program empowers those most disadvantaged to shine

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/412-program-empowers-those-most-disadvantaged-to-shine

15 Sep 2017: When Syrian refugee Jean Moussalli arrived in Hobart with his family in 2016, education was an important priority to him. Unable to continue his University studies in management and accounting, Mr Moussalli was looking for something to help him with
Devilish problem closer to being solved

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/245-devilish-problem-closer-to-being-solved

9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
Healthy funding boost for medical research projects

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/486-healthy-funding-boost-for-medical-research-projects

6 Dec 2017: Tasmanian research into knee osteoarthritis, stroke and multiple sclerosis has received a major boost with the announcement of more than $2. 4 million in funds for projects at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
The eyes have it...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/307-the-eyes-have-it

12 Jun 2017: Writing, reading, pouring a cup of coffee– all tasks that seem inconsequential until our sight is at risk. At least one in seven Australians have a genetic disposition to developing blinding eye disease, but the University of Tasmania’s research
Delving into the "black books" of convict knowledge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/325-delving-into-the-black-books-of-convict-knowledge

20 Jun 2017: In 1803, the first of almost 73,000 convicts landed on what was then called Van Diemen’s Land. Over the course of the next 50 years convict clerks kept meticulous records of each new arrival in leather-bound volumes. Pouring over the voluminous
University a life-changer for Clemente Students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/222-university-a-life-changer-for-clemente-students

3 Jan 2017: While graduating from a university course is a proud moment for any student, it was the greatest sense of achievement for Maria Janabi and Ratachanee Chainuwong. The pair were part of the first group of students to graduate with their Certificate in
Dream job in futuristic career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/433-dream-job-in-futuristic-career

17 Oct 2017: Amritha Hariharan was working as a software tester Mumbai when she decided to pursue her Master of Applied Science in Environmental Management and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania. She loved it so much that Tasmania is now her home
Graduates secure prestigious scholarships to ask the big questions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/336-graduates-secure-prestigious-scholarships-to-ask-the-big-questions

29 Jun 2017: Two University of Tasmania graduates will undertake the opportunity of a lifetime as recipients of a scholarship to study theology at the University of Oxford. Adrian Staples and Harrison Virs have been awarded the scholarships by Reverend Professor
The frozen continent and its connection to us

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/341-the-frozen-continent-and-its-connection-to-us

4 Jul 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers have joined the City of Hobart for the official launch of a new research project that aims to enhance Hobart’s role as an Antarctic gateway. The Antarctic Cities project is studying the
What we can learn from book clubs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/420-what-we-can-learn-from-book-clubs

3 Oct 2017: Children’s book clubs have been in the news lately. In July, ABC Online featured a number of Year 6 students who had formed their own clubs. The kids love their reading groups and the story describes how the groups form the basis of lasting
Can Ancient Rome offer lessons on marriage laws?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/447-can-ancient-rome-offer-lessons-on-marriage-laws

5 Nov 2017: The bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Senate, with 43 voting yes, 12 no votes, with some senators abstaining from casting a vote. The bill was passed without amendment, and will not move to the House of Representatives for further
University of Tasmania historian shortlisted for Ernest Scott Prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/249-university-of-tasmania-historian-shortlisted-for-ernest-scott-prize

26 Mar 2017: A book by University of Tasmania History and Classics Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Penny Edmonds has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Ernest Scott Prize. The $13,000 prize is awarded to work based upon original research, which
Research shines light on MS causes and management

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/289-research-shines-light-on-ms-causes-and-management

24 May 2017: Associate Professor Ingrid van der Mei, leading epidemiologist at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research, is trying to solve the puzzle of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a debilitating neurological disease that often
Focus on the write stuff

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/346-focus-on-the-write-stuff

10 Jul 2017: Two award-winning early career novelists are doing just that. PhD students Katherine Johnson and Eden French share their creative journeys. Katherine JohnsonFor science journalist and published author Katherine Johnson – whose second novel The
Breastfed babies likely to be a healthier weight as they grow up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/334-breastfed-babies-likely-to-be-a-healthier-weight-as-they-grow-up

28 Jun 2017: Babies who are fed only breast milk for the first three months of life appear to be much more likely to maintain a healthy weight trajectory, with the benefits possibly lasting through to early adulthood, new research shows. The study, published
Convict children taken to Australia grew up taller than their UK peers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/413-convict-children-taken-to-australia-grew-up-taller-than-their-uk-peers

17 Sep 2017: Male Tasmanian-born prisoners, arrested in the second half of the nineteenth century, were over four centimetres taller, on average, than transported convicts. And they were nearly two centimetres taller than free migrants who were born in Britain
It's a big “oui” to the University Connections Program

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/292-its-a-big-oui-to-the-university-connections-program

26 May 2017: Taking the opportunity to learn French in high school even though she wasn’t sure how’d she go, Lily Russell quickly discovered she had a natural flair for the language. Studying French through the University Connections Program (UCP) proved to
A home for everyone?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/408-a-home-for-everyone

12 Sep 2017: While Australia has an egalitarian mythology, where everyone has a chance, the roots of problems with access to housing lie in our history. The first land grants were given to former convicts as a way to control an unfenced prison colony. As free